Shorebird predation may cause discrete generations in an amphipod prey

We examine the possible impact of intense, periodic predation by the semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla, on the life history patterns of its amphipod prey, Corophium volutator. We compare populations from two mudflats, one of which is visited by shorebirds on their annual migration south, and o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecography (Copenhagen) 1992-10, Vol.15 (4), p.393-400
Hauptverfasser:	Matthews, S. L., Boates, J. S., Walde, S. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Birds Calidris pusilla Corophium volutator Female animals Intraspecific competition Marine Mating behavior Mud flats Population size Predation Predators Sandpipers Size distribution
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